The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said that it is has not been able to meet its commitments on the time it takes to review complaints against barristers due to a significant increase in the volume and complexity of reports, with AI-generated reports a “contributing factor.”
In the introduction to the BSB’s annual business plan published yesterday (8 April), interim…
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Leading US employment and labour law firm Littler has appointed Stephanie Goutos as its first chief artificial intelligence officer, as firms continue to fill this new role. Littler says that the appointment reflects its conviction that AI is a defining force reshaping how employers operate, how legal services are delivered, and how workplace law itself is evolving.
Goutos will partner…
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A Mexican national has pleaded guilty in a federal case alleging participation in a two-year, multimillion-dollar trade-based money-laundering conspiracy that moved drug proceeds from Texas to Mexico. The prosecution is notable not just for the plea itself, but for what it says about current federal enforcement priorities: the Justice Department continues to target the financial infrastructure that supports narcotics trafficking,…
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It is estimated that more than 75 percent of civil litigants in U.S. state courts have no legal representation. In eviction proceedings, the figure exceeds 90 percent. For decades, the primary response to this explosion of self-represented litigants has been to provide them with information, such as court websites, self-help centers and legal forms.
Unfortunately, none of that has moved…
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The Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ’s Antitrust Division have launched a joint public inquiry into the effectiveness of the Premerger Notification and Report Form, a notable step that signals possible changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino merger filing process. Although this is not a challenge to any one transaction, it is the kind of regulatory move that can reshape day-to-day antitrust…
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s docket entry in Entegris, Inc., PGR2026-00037, marks the start of a post-grant review proceeding that practitioners should watch closely. Although a newly filed PTAB matter does not yet provide a final merits ruling, the case is significant because post-grant review remains one of the most powerful mechanisms for attacking recently issued patents on…
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By Caroline Hill
One of the most interesting themes of 2026 so far for me has been an increased focus on the need for organisation-wide, governed orchestration, and a growing awareness that individual productivity tools will not of themselves lead to systemic change.Advertisement
Much of the first wave of generative AI in legal has focused on productivity: making a single…
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Today’s legal news cycle reflects a familiar but increasingly important reality for legal departments and litigators: the most consequential developments are often the ones confirmed early through official releases, agency statements, and court-facing reporting, even before a fuller factual record emerges.

As of Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the most significant verified U.S. legal developments appear to center on matters with…
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The U.S. Supreme Court remains at the center of some of the most consequential constitutional disputes carried over from the Trump era, with the pending birthright-citizenship fight standing out as one of the term’s most closely watched matters. Although there was no new merits ruling today, the case continues to command attention because of what it could mean for the…
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